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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1359 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 15% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i9-7900X - 166 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £139.74 vs £428.88
- Up to 72% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i9-7900X - £0.84 vs £2.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 20 vs 12 threads
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
166
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£139.74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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